High-Impact Entrepreneurs Share the Best Advice They Never Got

This is a guest post written by Evan Coller, Social Venture Network.

Leveraging your career to make an impact is hard work. Every stage of the entrepreneurial journey presents new challenges and opportunities that test your will to succeed. And as is so often the case, the knowledge and resources that give you an edge come well after you need them, or not at all. Thankfully, business and nonprofit leaders making an impact through their career — what we refer to as mission-driven entrepreneurs — have been on this journey for decades. They’ve experienced success, failure, setbacks, and breakthroughs. And in this video series, they're being candid about what they wish they'd known when they were just starting out.

Social Venture Network members have launched some of the most innovative organizations in the mission-driven business community. These three tips will inspire your impact career, set you on the right course, and help show you what it takes to put your passion into action for the greater good.

1. Ignore the Shoulds

2. Focus on Your Inner Skills

3. Create Value Around Value

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